Open AccessSupporting Online Learning for Advanced Placement Students in Small Rural Schools
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Irvin,
Wallace H. Hannum,
Thomas W. Farmer,
Claire de la Varre,
Julie Keane
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the rural educator/the rural educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2643-9662
pISSN - 0273-446X
DOI - 10.35608/ruraled.v31i1.440
Subject(s) - facilitator , distance education , work (physics) , psychological intervention , service delivery framework , service (business) , mathematics education , medical education , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , medicine , engineering , business , nursing , mechanical engineering , social psychology , marketing
Note: This work was supported by a Research and Development Center grant (R305A04056) from the Institute of Education Sciences to the National Research Center on Rural Education Support.
This paper examines the need for interventions to support students who are taking advanced placement courses in small rural districts and describes the Facilitator Preparation Program (FPP) as a strategy to address this need. Issues in the delivery of Online Distance Education (ODE) in small rural schools are summarized and the conceptual foundations and service delivery considerations of the FPP are outlined. Future research needs are also considered.